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Vocabulary Mnemonics

From legerdemain to scrupulousness, from tatterdemalion to kempt, we have the memory tools to help you remember GRE vocabulary, Latin and Greek phrases, medical terms and more -- forever.

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Episode 39: Quisling, logorrhea, obambulate, and more!

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2024/11/09

This week is unintentionally tongue-twister week.Funambulist, logorrhea, obambulate... try saying all those ten times fast. We break down each one, and more, and give you mnemonics to help you remember them, hopefully forever. Enjoy!

Episode 38: Election words like kakistocracy,...

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2024/11/02

Welcome to the least-divisive, least-political election podcast episode available today. It's election week here in the U.S., so we're doing election-themed words. Some words, like precinct, may be more familiar. But we've also found some lesser-known gems, like kakistocracy and hustings. Enjoy!

Episode 37: Shakespeare words like foison, inhearse,...

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2024/10/26

It's Shakespeare week! The Bard of Avon invented and popularized a wide range of words, some of which you're probably familiar with, others less so. In this week's episode we break down 10 and give mnemonics to help you remember them.Enjoy!

Episode 36: Inure, plaudit, crepuscular, and more!

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2024/10/20

We hope to earn your plaudits with this week's episode. We cover a wide range of words, from crepuscular to inure to ignominious and more. Stay tuned to hear mom combine all the words together in The Big Sentence. Enjoy!

Episode 35: Salubrious, obtuse, punctilious, and more!

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2024/10/12

If you suffer from word agoraphobia, this episode is for you. Once you hear the mnemonics for salubrious, punctilious, quixotic, coeval, and more, you'll never be left in a panic, wondering what to say. We also cover two words from previous episodes. We'll pretend we did it on purpose to help you review -- see if you can figure out which ones they are. Enjoy!

Episode 34: Promulgate, taxonomy, surmount, and more!

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2024/10/05

This week we promulgate the truism that you CAN learn vocabulary words with the best of them. So long as you're not incorrigible, of course.Tune in to discover mnemonics for taxonomy, promulgate, whinge,venal, acumen, and more!

Episode 33: Ineffable, dilatory, lithe, and more!

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2024/09/28

Today's episode is not ineffable. But it's not fatuous or Byzantine either. The hope is that it will get you one step closer to achieving eudaimonia. Enjoy!

Episode 32: Mawkish, aplomb, prurient, and more!

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2024/09/21

If you've spent the summer estivating, it's time to get out there are start using new vocabulary words with aplomb.We cover a redoubtable collection of words this week, including prurient, apocryphal, mawkish, and more. Enjoy!

Episode 31: Maudlin, abattoir, grok, and more!

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2024/09/14

It's an ad cliche to say that such and such has "something for everyone," but that just might be true of today's episode. This week's words come from many different areas of life. Whether you're a sci-fi nerd hoping to learn Martian, a movie buff looking forward to a film's denouement, a slaughterhouse worker trying to sound smart, or a thirsty desert dweller looking to slake your thirst, you'll find a word you can use. Enjoy!

Episode 30: elide, portmanteau, gasconade, and more!

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2024/09/07

Matt and Mom go a bit meta in today's episode. Almost every featured word is a word about words.You'll discover what a diphthong is (and how to pronounce it), the difference between an aphorism and a bromide, the word to use when you want to omit a word, and more. Enjoy!

Episode 29 (review): Ephemeral, enervate, inchoate,...

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2024/08/31

In this episode, we review some of our most useful words. Some of these are words you hear in daily life but may not be comfortable using on your own. Others are less common but are great additions to your vocabulary. If you're a long-time listener, see how many you can remember. Enjoy!

Episode 28: Flaneur, melee, velleity, and more!

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2024/08/24

Matt went with highly unusual words this week. Mom went with tip-of-your-tongue. Combined, they make for an eclectic collection including flaneur, velleity, melee, and more.Somehow mom still manages to put all ten together in The Big Sentence. Enjoy!

Episode 27: Latin week including Deus ex machina, mea...

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2024/08/17

While this week's episode won't be our magnum opus, we're showing our bona fides with Latin words and phrases!What do Jurassic Park and The Princess Bride have to do with the phrase Deus ex machina? What's the smart way to tell someone they got ripped off? And has mom met her match, or will she be able to pull off a sentence using all ten Latin phrases? Find out in this week's episode!

Episode 26: Hoi Polloi, pulchritudinous, recondite,...

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2024/08/10

Is it serendipity that brought you to today's episode? We'd like to think so. After all, where else can you hear pulchritudinous, hoi polloi, fetid, and seven more recondite words all used together in a surprisingly cogent sentence? Thanks for listening -- enjoy the show!

Episode 25: Verisimilitude, pentapopemtic, and more!

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2024/08/03

You'll be glad there's no spelling test on this week's episode, because we discuss pentapopemptic, verisimilitude, and some other biggies. Plus, we also reveal the REAL definition of muggle, a fancy way to talk about your trinkets, and more. Stick around to hear mom use all ten words in The Big Sentence.

Episode 24: Prestidigitation, encomium, churlish,...

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2024/07/27

Will you be writing us a long encomium after listening to today's episode?The are manifold reasons to think so. After all, we cover everything from a vulpine smile, the fanciest way to say "environment," churlish behavior, and more -- all without prestidigitation. Enjoy!

Episode 23: Mores, sitzmark, sedulous, hiemal, and more!

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2024/07/20

Yes, there is a word for the mark your backside leaves in the snow when you fall skiing.No, cupidity has nothing to do with Cupid. And most importantly, there's a big difference between being ambidextrous and being an ambidexter. We sort out all these issues, and more, in today's non-hiemal episode. Enjoy!

Episode 22: Sangfroid, clinomania, swivet, cynosure,...

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2024/07/13

If the work week has thrown you into a swivet, this week's episode is sure to give you the sangfroid you need to avoid clinomania.As always, we give you define ten hard-to-remember words and give you a clever to mnemonic to help you remember them, hopefully forever. This week you get bonus points if you can spell all the words. Enjoy!

Episode 21: Patriotic Words like Yankee Doodle,...

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2024/07/06

With bombs bursting all around us, we're feeling patriotic. Hence this week's theme of words related to the 4th of July holiday.What exactly does it mean to be spangled? Where does fealty end and jingoism begin? And most importantly, what does McDonald's have to do with voting? You'll get the answers to all these burning questions, and more!

Episode 20: Ablute, surfeit, perspicacious, and more!

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2024/06/29

Somewhere Elmer Fudd is smiling. Mom not only discovered the true meaning of "wabbit," she created an Elmer-Fudd themed way to remember its meaning.We also confabulate about perspicacious investors, the antediluvian period of the Bible, why you should ablute regularly... and, of course, we do all this as magniloquently as possible. Enjoy!

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